i've been neglecting the tank lately and it has gone downhill a bit.
i basically started a new job which is pretty time consuming. coincide that with picking up a box of reef crystals because i thought i'd give high alk a whirl for awhile. well, the tank did not like it and i didn't really have the time to do proper management, so.. welp
i spotted some TN on a couple corals a couple weeks ago. i figured they'd be toast by now, but both are still hanging on. i have since spotted one more that has some substantial TN on it, but ngl.. 2 of the 3 i'm borderline rooting against. vivid rainbow and a tricolor stag from steve garrett are the 2 bad ones and i'm rooting against them so i can get some non-green acros in there. tanzenite terror is the 3rd, but it hasn't really continued to TN so i'm hoping i can lower the alk and it'll be no worse for the wear. i tested alk for the first time in over a month and i'm at 10.4, so i'm gonna hopefully do another water change next weekend with purple bucket and get down to 9ish hopefully before RAP
i did pick up a couple fish recently from fishotel, an african exquisite fairy wrasse and a radiant wrasse. the radiant got popeye a couple days after i got her and then promptly lost the eye like a day later, so that sucks, but she has been adjusting and seems good to go. she's eating pellets and flakes which is a must in my tank these days. i think i'm up to like 26 fish now, and it wasn't apparent to me until i added the tiny wrasses, but my fish are pretty big. so i should probably chill on fish.. but i really want a regal angel